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While second nature to anyone trying to eat a plant-based diet, there are some foods that seem a little odd to those who don’t. Maybe it’s their fancy pronunciations (it’s keen-wah) or their mildly unorthodox appearance (what is that, a giant marshmallow?) that gets folks a little confused. The fact is, there are certain foods that act as mainstays in a vegan diet that are often met with a crinkled brow and a mild look of terror in the eyes of those outside the know.

It can be confusing.

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Weird sounding (or looking) names aside, these foods are delicious mainstays of a healthy diet that everyone should partake in more often, vegan or not. Filled with nutritional benefits and flavor, there’s no limit to the creative ways they can be prepared and enjoyed. The hurdle is just getting people to know what the heck they are in the first place.

While most people you ask are going to have a good idea what a lentil is and they’re pretty sure they’ve come across a mango once or twice, other foods can be a bit more esoteric to the general population. Here is what lots of people think you’re talking about when you tell them you ate the following things for lunch.